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Megan Shepherd-Banigan

Duke University

Megan Shepherd-Banigan

Dr. Megan Shepherd-Banigan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine and Core Faculty at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy. She is also a Health Research Scientist in the Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) at the Durham Veteran’s Administration (VA) and an HSR&D Career Development Awardee (2019-2024). She holds a doctorate in Health Services Research from the University of Washington. Dr. Shepherd-Banigan applies rigorous methodological designs to evaluate the effectiveness of system-level programs and policies on health and social outcomes. Her research interests center on improving access to and quality of health care services for medically vulnerable populations, including individuals with mental illness and older adults with cognitive impairment, and their family caregivers. She has recently applied the following methodological approaches to her studies: causal inference for observational data, mixed methods, and prediction models using machine learning algorithms.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries United States;
Topics Access to care; Care integration/ coordination; Care needs poverty and deprivation; Community-based LTC; Dementia care and support; Employment education and family carers; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; Financing LTC; LTC and people with mental health conditions; Outcomes for unpaid/informal carers; Social connection; Unpaid / informal care;
Methods Causal inference in Long-Term Care; Mixed methods; Policy analysis; Quantitative data analysis; Quasi-experimental methods; Systematic Review;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Employment Education and Family carers; Long-Term Care Policy; Quasi-experimental methods;
Websitehttps://scholars.duke.edu/person/MEGAN.SHEPHERD-BANIGAN
ORC.ID0000-0002-4020-8936
Research interests

Long-term care for older adults with dementia and adults with mental illness

Policy and system-level interventions

Policy supports for informal carers

 
Key publications
  1. Shepherd-Banigan M, Smith VA, Stechuchak KM, Miller KEM, Hastings SN, Wieland GD, Olsen MK, Kabat M, Henius J, Campbell-Kotler M, Van Houtven CH. Comprehensive Support for Family Caregivers of Post-9/11 Veterans Increases Veteran Utilization of Long-term Services and Supports: A Propensity Score Analysis. Inquiry. 2018 Jan-Dec;55:46958018762914. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5882048.
  2. Shepherd-Banigan M, Smith VA, Stechuchak KM, Van Houtven CH. Informal Caregiver Support Policies Change Use of Vocational Assistance Services for Individuals With Disabilities. Med Care Res Rev. 2022 Apr;79(2):218-232. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9677617.
  3. Shepherd-Banigan M, Drake C, Dietch JR, Shapiro A, Tabriz AA, Van Voorhees EE, Uthappa DM, Wang TW, Lusk JB, Rossitch SS, Fulton J, Gordon A, Ear B, Cantrell S, Gierisch JM, Williams JW, Goldstein KM. Primary Care Engagement Among Individuals with Experiences of Homelessness and Serious Mental Illness: an Evidence Map. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 May;37(6):1513-1523. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9085989.
  4. Shepherd-Banigan M, Miller KEM, Hastings SN, Schleiden LJ, Thorpe JM. Use of high cost care among Veterans with comorbid mental illness and Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias. PLoS One. 2023;18(5):e0282071. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10180599.